Journalism is Dead

[manasecret]

I reckon it all comes down to ratings and the bottom line. Opinions are entertaining, especially loud opinions. Cold facts are not.

So where do we turn to when media is more concerned about money than their journalistic integrity? The internet perhaps? Anyone know of any good news sites that aren't affiliated with the major media arms?

[Typhoid]

I think the reason contemporary journalism is dead, is because it's a lot easier to sell papers or magazines when the writer of a specific article is making things personal for them, such as "And I think", or "I liked it when", because then it's a lot easier to grab the readers and hook them through the whole thing.

It's like everything has become one giant opinion-article.